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Subject: Re: Epics-base together with a demo IOC and Phoebus as a Windows installation package
From: Ralph Lange via Core-talk <core-talk at aps.anl.gov>
To: EPICS Core Talk <core-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:12:13 +0200
Welcome to the dark side.

For an overview read, the How-To docs for Windows are pretty good and up-to-date, covering the choices of tool stacks, compilers, linkage options: https://docs.epics-controls.org/projects/how-tos/en/latest/getting-started/installation-windows.html

As for Windows package managers, I can fully support the statements of Michael and Andrew: MSI is the worst, and Chocolatey is so good that Microsoft picked it up.
(Both need administrator rights, so for myself: not applicable.)
Maybe talk to Carsten Winkler at HZB/BESSY (author of LabCA): he is knowledgeable with both technologies, as far as I know.

If you think about a broader approach for developing and deploying EPICS based systems within the Fairmat initiative, I would do a one size larger round by doing a proper design: collect requirements (with the choices in mind that the read-me points out), have partners sign-off on those, do a design and convince them with a prototype. If you want to establish a standard, you need to involve your clients early on.

For deployment of Windows IOCs in a larger facility, Mark Rivers and Freddie Akeroyd would definitely be people to talk to. Beamlines are prototypes for platform diversity (isolation and robustness); ISIS migrated their Instrument controls to EPICS@Windows (scalability and consistency).

Cheers,
~Ralph

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RE: Epics-base together with a demo IOC and Phoebus as a Windows installation package Freddie Akeroyd - STFC UKRI via Core-talk
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Epics-base together with a demo IOC and Phoebus as a Windows installation package Heinz Junkes via Core-talk
Re: Epics-base together with a demo IOC and Phoebus as a Windows installation package Johnson, Andrew N. via Core-talk
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